Ever wonder how Rough and Ready got its name? Or what Stonesthrow is a stone's throw from? And surely the story behind Climax can't be...that thrilling, can it? The curious Georgian can't help pondering the seemingly endless supply of head-scratching place names that dot this state. Luckily, the intrepid Cathy Kaemmerlen stands ready to unravel the enigmas--Enigma is, in fact, a Georgia town--behind the state's most astonishing appellations. Cow Hell, Gum Pond, Boxankle and Lord a Mercy Cove? One town owes its name to a random sign that fell off a railcar, while another memorializes a broken bone suffered by a cockfight spectator. And just how many place names were inspired by insolent mules? Come on in to find out.
- | Author: Cathy J. Kaemmerlen
- | Publisher: The History Press
- | Publication Date: Jul 29, 2019
- | Number of Pages: 160 pages
- | Language: English
- | Binding: Paperback
- | ISBN-10: 1467143553
- | ISBN-13: 9781467143554
